ASER PAKISTAN

Balochistan Launch

18th Feb 2014

A Citizen Led Initiative

ASER PARTNERS 10,000 Volunteers – Citizens – Youth !

ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015

• Citizen led large scale national household survey (3-16 years).

• Quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16 years).

• Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access.

• Influence National & Provincial policy and actions for Right To Education (RTE) Article 25-A.

• Provides information for tracking MDG/EFA trends and targets up to 2015.

• Influencing goal setting for Post-2015 agenda.

ASER ASSESSMENT TOOLS

ASER Assessment tools :1. LEARNING • Reading (Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto)• Arithmetic • English

Assessments are based on Class II level curriculum for English & Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto and Class III level for Arithmetic.

2. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY 3. SCHOOL SURVEY – GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE

Scale of the Survey

53,412 Children (3-16 years) | 783 Schools | 839 Villages | 16,592 Households

28Districts (Rural)

1District (Urban*)

* Quetta

FINDINGS

Enrollment (6-16 Years) RURAL

34%

66%

Out of school children (6-16 Years)

RURALDistrict wise map showing % children

% Children (6-16 years) who are not in school

Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

The proportion of out of school children (girls & boys) has remained the same this year

Gender ComparisonOut of School Children (6-16 years)

RURAL

2011 2012 20130

10

20

30

40

50

12 13 17

1221 17

Out-of-school children by gender 6 to 16 years

Boys Girls

% C

hild

ren

Class Wise Enrollment

Enrollment decreases as class level increases

RURAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100

10

20

30

40

9

19 18 15 128 6 6 4 3

2011 2012 2013

Class

% C

hild

ren

QUALITY

49%

children in class 5 can read Story in Urdu.

URDULEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Learning levels remain poor: 51% of the children from Class 5 cannot read Class 2 level story in 2013 as compare to 64% in

2012.

LEARNING LEVELS URDU

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

614

49

72

Children who can read story Urdu2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS URDU

RURAL

% Children in class 5 who can read story

District wise map showing % children who can read story (Class 2 level)

Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

29%

children in class 5 can read Sentences in English

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Learning levels English remain poor: 71% of Class 5 children cannot read sentence in English (Class 2 level) in 2013 as

compared to 68% in 2012.

ENGLISHLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

4 11

29

62

Children who can read English sentences

2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ENGLISH

RURALDistrict wise map showing % children who can read sentences (Class 2 level)

% Children in class 5 who can read sentences

Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

39%

children in class 5 can do 2-digit division

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Arithmetic learning levels remain poor: 61% of class 5 children cannot do division in 2013 as compared to 66% in 2012.

ARITHMETICLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 60

20

40

60

80

100

4 10

39

62

Children who can do division

2011 2012 2013

% C

hild

ren

(Class 5)

LEARNING LEVELS ARITHMETIC

RURALDistrict wise map showing % children who can do division (Class 3 level)

% Children in class 5 who can do division

Not surveyed/Incomplete Data

Girls continue to lag behind boys in language and arithmetic competencies.

BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS)LEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Boys Girls0

20406080

100

3525

Learning levels by gender Urdu

Who can read at least sentences

% C

hild

ren

Boys Girls0

20406080

100

31 23

Learning levels by gender English

Who can read at least words

% C

hild

ren

Boys Girls0

20406080

100

3324

Learning levels by gender Arithmetic

Who can at least do subtraction

% C

hild

ren

TYPE OF SCHOOLLEARNING LEVELS

• 48% of children in government schools (Class 5) while 62% of children in private schools can read a story in Urdu.

• 28% of children in government schools while 48% of children in private schools (Class 5) can read sentences in English.

• 39% of children in government schools while 40% of children in private schools (Class 5) can do division. .

Learning levels of children enrolled in private schools are better

04080 61

30 4873

3662

Learning levels by school type Urdu

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

04080

13 19 2827 44 48

Learning levels by school type English

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

04080

26 26 3934 28 40

Learning levels by school type Arithmetic

Government Private

% C

hil

dre

n

PAID TUITION

ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

2011 2012 20130

20

40

60

80

100

2 1 2

3016 18

Children attending paid tuition

Government schools Private schools

% C

hild

ren

Children in private school are more inclined to take paid tuition

PAID TUITION ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT

RURAL

% Children (5-16 years) attending paid tuition

Province / Territory wise map showing % children

25% out of school children are at more than ‘beginner’ level

OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDRENLEARNING LEVELS

RURAL

Beginner Letters Words Sentences Story0

20

40

60

80

100

67

158 5 5

Learning levels: out-of-school children Urdu

% C

hild

ren

0

20

40

60

80

100

75

9 7 4 4

Learning levels: out-of-school children English

% C

hild

ren

Beginner Number recognition

1-9

Number recognition

10-99

Subtraction Division0

20

40

60

80

100

60

16 154 4

Learning levels: out-of-school children Arithmetic

% C

hild

ren

School Attendance & Facilities

TEACHERATTENDANCE

RURAL

Teacher attendance in private primary schools is better than government primary schools

CHILDRENATTENDANCE

RURAL

Children attendance in private primary schools is better than government primary schools

MULTI-GRADE TEACHING

Class 2 Class 80

20

40

60

80

100

62

171421

Government Private%

Sch

ools

Multi-grade teaching in class 2 is higher than 50% in government schools.

GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

BASIC FACILITIES

Basic facilities in schools are still missing: 71% government primary schools do not have drinkable water facility, 75% do not have complete boundary walls and 83%

do not have usable toilets.

RURAL

29%

25%

17%

Dissemination with a Difference!Mobilizing a Citizens’ Movement for Quality Education in Pakistan

o ASER Baithaks/Jirgas/Katcheries (village/area gatherings) stakeholders: parents, communities, children, teachers . teachers, parents, children, government field officials to demand ACTION FOR IMPROVEMENT!

o Teacher Unions & Associations Baithakso District/Provincial/Federal Education & Literacy Departments

(Local, District, Provincial, National & International)o Youth Groups - mobilizing Ambassadors for Learning o Parliamentarians – politicians knocking on the doors in their

constituencies o Judiciary & Judicial Academies- evidence backed judgments on 25 Ao Academia/University /Research Groups - Pakistan & Abroad o Civil Society Organizations – nationwide- globally o Social Media o Media – Media – Media !

ASER DisseminationSegmented Groups for

Accountability & Action

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